Mr Skates tackled the challenge with moral support from three-year-old nephew Oliver and called on people not to lose sight of the meaning behind the craze.

He said: “I was nominated by a few people last week, so I thought I’d better bite the bullet.

“I had a bit of moral support from my nephew Oliver, who insisted on doing it with me.

“The ice bucket challenge craze is all a bit of fun, but we shouldn’t lose sight of what the whole thing is about.

“ALS, or motor neurone disease as we call it here in the UK, is an aggressive, debilitating condition for which there is currently no cure.

“I made a donation online over the weekend throughwww.mndassociation.organd I would encourage anyone else who takes part to do the same.”

After Mr Skates’ brother James had doused him with the ice-cold water, he nominated Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami, North Wales regional AM Antoinette Sandbach and Splash Community Trust member Greg Ogden to take on the challenge.